Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed interest in the South Korean-made FA-50 fighter jet program, which has also been used by the Philippine air force. This was stated by the Prime Minister during a visit to Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and said he was eager to see the progress of the South Korean aircraft industry, reports the News Strait Times.
Dr Mahathir spent more than one hour at the KAI facility, which is located about two hours drive from Busan.
Dr Mahathir, who was in South Korea to attend the Asean-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit Summit in Busan, arrived at the KAI facility by helicopter.
Mahathir met with South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) Minister, Wang Jung-Hong and KAI's CEO, Ahn Hyun-Ho.
The prime minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking.
The Korean Aerospace Industry, commonly called KAI, is South Korea's aerospace and defense company. During his visit to the facility, the prime minister was especially fascinated by KAI making the FA-50 light fighter aircraft.
The KAI FA-50 is a combat variant of the T-50, South Korea's first supersonic aircraft and one of the few supersonic training aircraft in the world.
KAI is also developing a 4.5 KF-X stealth fighter jet, a joint effort by South Korea and Indonesia. The program was pioneered by South Korea which holds an 80 percent stake. Indonesia joined in 2010 and has the remaining 20 percent stake in the project.
Dr Mahathir during his visit also said that South Korea has advanced rapidly since he last visited the country in 2002.
Source : Jakarta.Greater.News.
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